Southern Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

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Southern Chicken and Dumplings Recipe

Southern Chicken and Dumplings are a creamy comfort filled stew of seasoned chicken and plump doughy homemade dumplings in a rich broth.

Prep Time20

Cook Time33

Total Time53

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: Servings

Calories: 785kcal

Author: Aimee Mars

Ingredients

Poached Chicken

3 lbs Chicken Breast about 4 breasts
1/2 cup Chicken Broth

Dumplings

4 cups Flour
4 teaspoons Baking Powder
2 teaspoons Salt
2/3 cup Butter
1 cup Milk
6 cups Broth

Seasoning

2 teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Ground Pepper
1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/2 teaspoon Paprika optional

Instructions

Poach Chicken

Using a large heavy-bottom skillet with a lid, heat about a 1/2 cup of broth and chicken over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low, let simmer for 8 minutes before checking the internal temperature. Chicken is done once it reaches 165℉.
Remove the chicken and shred using two forks.

Make Dumplings

In a large bowl whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together. Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour mixture, and then use your hands to knead the dough together. Pour the milk into the dough and again knead together to form a thick dough.
Using a floured rolling pin, roll the dough out onto a floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut the dough into strips using a pizza cutter or a knife and cut if half if strips are too long.

Chicken and Dumplings

Bring the broth to a boil and gently place the dumplings into the liquid. Stir the pulled chicken and seasonings, in with the dumplings and cover with a lid. Set the temperature to low and let cook for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally until the dumpling dough is cooked through.
If the stew is not thick enough you can add a slurry to thicken it. See notes below.

Notes

To make a slurry mix 2 teaspoons of warm water with 2 teaspoons cornstarch or flour and whisk until fully combined. Pour into the dumplings and let cook on low for an additional 3 to 5 minutes to allow it to thicken.

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